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StarHub To Roll Out Digital Cable Services By End 2003

Contracts awarded to four key technology partners

Singapore, 11 July 2003
-StarHub announced today that it
will launch its much-anticipated digital cable services by end
2003. StarHub, presently the only cable TV operator in Singapore,
has awarded contracts to four key technology partners to put in
place a system for its digital cable services.

"In building our $600
million broadband network, StarHub's intention has always been to
offer a range of services to our customers to meet their different
lifestyle needs. We are pleased to announce that we will soon roll
out digital cable services, This will further enrich our customers'
experience by providing even more choice and flexibility to our
cable TV service," said Ms Sandie Lee, StarHub's Vice
President, Programming.

Ms Lee added, "The digital cable
technology promises huge potential as it allows for more channel
capacity as well as interactive applications.TV viewers can look forward to receiving
more quality cable TV channels including niche and ethnic-specific
content, better video and audio quality, and a host of interactive
TV services such as Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), and other
future TV applications such as email service, interactive SMS
chats and games."

"StarHub has harnessed
technology to offer our customers the opportunity to hub with us
across multiple platforms - cable TV, broadband Internet and mobile
communications services. The launch of StarHub's digital cable
services will provide an even better hubbing experience as our
customers will then be able to watch, surf and talk on the single
digital cable platform," said Mr Thomas Ee, StarHub's Senior
Vice President for Online Services, who heads the technical
implementation of StarHub's digital cable services.

StarHub has appointed Thomson
Broadcast & Media Solutions as the system integrator of its
digital cable services. Besides being the prime contractor of the
overall system integration, Thomson will also provide the backend
systems support. With a proven track record in broadcast, the
award-winning Grass Valley product portfolio from Thomson is
installed in thousands of facilities worldwide. It offers the most
comprehensive, multi-format solutions for acquisition, production,
storage and playback, and a strong foundation for centralized,
proactive status and activities monitoring. Thomson's Nextream
product line is a leader in digital encoding and broadcasting
technology for integrated video/data solutions, providing turnkey
systems over all major transmission networks.

"We are proud to support
StarHub's leadership in digital and their development of Singapore's
largest video distribution facility," said Mr Marc Valentin,
President of Thomson Broadcast & Media Solutions. "We are
committing significant engineering and systems design expertise as
well as a full range of our Grass ValleyTM signal processing and facility control
products and NextreamTM encoders and multiplexing technology to
ensure delivery of a complete, extremely reliable, future-proofed system."

"Nagravision is very
excited in its involvement with StarHub's digital cable platform.
StarHub has selected us for our advanced security conditional access
system; Lysis Traffic & Scheduling management tools; as well as
interactive applications such as iGuide and EPG. This digital
platform when completed will be one of the most advanced systems in
the world and places StarHub in an enviable position within the
region," stated Mr Peter Iannazzo, Nagravision's Vice
President, Asia Pacific.

Nagravision is the world's
leading independent supplier of open conditional access systems,
advanced management tools, and integrated solutions for digital
television operators, representing over 35 million television
subscribers worldwide. Nagravision solutions provide cable,
satellite, terrestrial, MMDS, FTTH and xDSL operators with the tools
to deploy and manage a wide range of pay-TV services including
pay-per-view, VOD, NVOD and interactive applications.

StarHub will work with ADB on
set-top and selected frontend applications. ADB is a
knowledge-based and technology oriented organisation that designs
and integrates highly sophisticated software and hardware systems
for digital cable services.

"We're very proud that
we've been picked by StarHub, Asia's leading pay-TV player, to help
them make the changeover to digital pay-TV a successful
reality," Mr David Tung, ADB's Vice President, Asia Pacific
Sales said. "Over the years we've become the partner of choice
for pay-TV operators who have already gone digital in Thailand, in
Taiwan, in Australia, and in Europe. They've recognized our
capability to work with them to make a successful implementation of
digital services. We look forward to a long and profitable
relationship with StarHub."

OpenTV, StarHub's fourth
technology partner for its digital cable services, will provide the
middleware to support an open multivendor set-top deployment. OpenTV
is one of the world's leading interactive television company, with a
proven track record in integrating innovative technology,
interactive applications and professional services to deliver
enhanced interactive viewer experiences. On the addition of StarHub
to OpenTV's many global partners, Mr Jeffrey Brown, Managing
Director of OpenTV Asia Pacific, commented, "With its broadband
cable network, wireless network, content and ISP services, StarHub
is in a unique position to leverage OpenTV's interactive technology
platform across all mediums. StarHub is likely to become one of the
most progressive interactive television networks in the world in a
very short period of time."

More details on StarHub's
digital cable services will be announced at a later date. In the
meantime, the public is welcome to visit StarHub's anniversary event
held at the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre
(SICEC), Level Two Ballroom, to sample some of StarHub's digital
cable services. The event will be open from 12noon to 9pm on 12 July
2003 (Saturday) and 11am to 9pm on 13 July 2003 (Sunday).